Texas Appeals Court Denies En Banc Rehearing On Injection Well Permit Approval

Mealey's (November 22, 2019, 12:40 PM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas appeals court on Nov. 20 denied en banc reconsideration of a split decision in which a panel held that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) properly approved a permit for an underground injection control (UIC) well in a shale formation where hydraulic fracturing operations are conducted, despite residents’ concerns about groundwater contamination (Nicky E. Dyer, et al. v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al., No. 03-17-0499, Texas App., 3rd Dist.)....